Ukrainian Academic Publishing: From Quantity to Quality, Trust, and International Visibility

Last week, SUPRR supported and participated in the round table "Infrastructure of Legitimacy: Why Ukraine's Reconstruction and Integration Are Impossible Without Scholarly Publishing," held at Ukrinform. The event brought together representatives of universities and the publishing community to discuss the future of Ukrainian academic publishing and its role in Ukraine's integration into the European Research Area.

The central question was about Ukraine's available institutional and professional infrastructure to ensure the quality, visibility, and credibility of its research. Over 60% of Ukrainian publications are now open access. While citations are high in some subjects Yet the median citation rate remains below the global average due to a variety of issues including less than optimal metadata.

The speakers included Tetiana Yaroshenko, Iryna Kuchma, Taras Kotyk, Yana Sychikova, Oleksandr Berezko, and Ganna Tolstanova illuminating Ukraine’s strengths and what steps it needs to take to correct weaknesses.